Biochemical and molecular characterization of streptococcus pneumoniae strains resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen that causes Otitis Media infections and bacterial meningitis in children as well as community acquired pneumonia in adults. Clinical isolates of S. pneumoniae exhibiting resistance to Beta-lactam antibiotics are being isolated with increased frequency in...

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Main Author: Korir, Cindy Chepngeno
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5047